The Veteran seeks service connection for residuals of a right calcaneal fracture, claimed as secondary to his service-connected ulnar nerve transposition and right carpal tunnel syndrome. The Board finds that the claim must be remanded due to the need for an examination to assess whether the calcaneal fracture has been aggravated by the service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's residuals of a right calcaneal fracture may have been caused by his service-connected ulnar nerve transposition and right carpal tunnel syndrome, but the Board needs further evidence to determine if the condition was aggravated by these disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right calcaneal fracture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2017
- Citation
- 1720506
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of right calcaneal fracture, finding that the additional disabilities were not caused by VA's care.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating increases are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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